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Delayed effective date. See specific date below.14.3.2.1 Nonqualifier. A nonqualifier is a student who has not graduated from high school or who, at thetime specified in the regulation (see Bylaw 14.3), did not present the core-curriculum grade-point average and/or SAT/ACT score required for a qualifier or an academic redshirt. (Revised: 10/27/11, Revised: 4/26/12 effective8/1/16; for student-athletes initially enrolling full time in a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/16)14.3.2.1.1 Eligibility for Aid, Practice and Competition. An entering freshman with no previouscollege attendance who was a nonqualifier at the time of enrollment in a Division I institution shall not beeligible for regular-season competition or practice during the first academic year of residence. However, sucha student shall be eligible for nonathletics institutional financial aid that is not from an athletics source andis based on financial need only, consistent with institutional and conference regulations. (Revised: 1/10/95effective 8/1/96)14.3.2.2 Practice-Session Attendance. A student-athlete who is a nonqualifier and who, therefore, is noteligible for practice, may not attend any practice sessions in any capacity, nor may the student-athlete attend anymeeting characterized as practice (see Bylaw 17.02.1). (Revised: 1/10/95 effective 8/1/96, 1/9/96 effective 8/1/96)14.3.2.3 Outside Competition—Nonqualifier. A nonqualifier may participate in the institution’s intramuralprogram (provided the intramural team is not coached by a member of the institution’s athletics departmentstaff), but during the first year of enrollment [including an institution’s term-time official vacation periods(e.g., midterm break, Labor Day weekend) and between terms when classes are not in session (e.g., winterbreak)], such an individual is not permitted to practice or compete on an institutional club team or on an outsidesports team, including a national team. (Revised: 1/10/13)14.3.3 Seasons of Competition—Nonqualifier. Nonqualifiers, recruited or nonrecruited, shall not engagein more than three seasons of competition in any one sport. A student who transfers to a Division I memberinstitution from another collegiate institution shall not engage in more than four seasons of competition with notmore than three of those seasons in Division I.14.3.3.1 Fourth Season of Competition—Not a Qualifier. A fourth season of intercollegiate competitionshall be granted to a student-athlete who is not a qualifier, provided that at the beginning of the fifth academicyear following the student-athlete’s initial, full-time collegiate enrollment, the student-athlete has completed atleast 80 percent of his or her designated degree program. (Revised: 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05, 1/3/06)Delayed effective date. See specific date below.14.3.3.1 Fourth Season of Competition—Nonqualifiers. A fourth season of intercollegiate competitionshall be granted to a student-athlete who is a nonqualifier, provided that at the beginning of the fifth academicyear following the student-athlete’s initial, full-time collegiate enrollment, the student-athlete has completed atleast 80 percent of his or her designated degree program. (Revised: 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05, 1/3/06, 10/27/11,4/26/12 effective 8/1/16; for student-athletes initially enrolling full time in a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/16)1414.3.3.1.1 Waiver. The Progress-Toward-Degree Waivers Committee (see Bylaw 21.7.5.1.3.2) shall havethe authority to grant a fourth season of intercollegiate competition to a student-athlete who is not a qualifierbased on objective evidence of extraordinary circumstances that warrant a waiver of the normal applicationof this regulation. (Adopted: 1/13/98 effective 8/1/98, Revised: 4/27/00 effective 8/1/00, 8/4/05, 1/3/06,11/1/07 effective 8/1/08, 1/16/10 effective 5/1/10)Delayed effective date. See specific date below.14.3.3.1.1 Waiver. The Progress-Toward-Degree Waivers Committee (see Bylaw 21.7.5.1.3.2) shall havethe authority to grant a fourth season of intercollegiate competition to a student-athlete who is a nonqualifierbased on objective evidence of extraordinary circumstances that warrant a waiver of the normal applicationof this regulation. (Adopted: 1/13/98 effective 8/1/98, Revised: 4/27/00 effective 8/1/00, 8/4/05, 1/3/06,11/1/07 effective 8/1/08, 1/16/10 effective 5/1/10, 10/27/11, 4/26/12 effective 8/1/16; for student-athletes initiallyenrolling full time in a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/16)Eligibility14.3.4 Residence Requirement—Nonqualifier. A nonqualifier must fulfill an academic year of residencein order to be eligible for practice, competition and athletically related financial aid (see Bylaw 14.3.2.1.1).(Revised: 1/10/90 effective 8/1/90, 1/10/95 effective 8/1/96, 1/3/06, 4/14/10)Delayed effective date. See specific date below.14.3.4 Residence Requirement—Academic Redshirts and Nonqualifiers. An academic redshirtmust fulfill an academic year of residence in order to be eligible to compete and to practice away from the institution.A nonqualifier must fulfill an academic year of residence in order to be eligible for practice, competition andathletically related financial aid (see Bylaw 14.3.2.1.1). (Revised: 1/10/90 effective 8/1/90, 1/10/95 effective 8/1/96,1/3/06, 4/14/10, 10/27/11, 4/26/12 effective 8/1/16; for student-athletes initially enrolling full time in a collegiateinstitution on or after 8/1/16)161